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Extra manpower needed at Cold Ash school fete

Extra manpower needed at Cold Ash school fete

COLD ASH villagers are being asked to spare a few hours to help out at St Mark’s School fete. Help is needed setting up on Friday, June 27, or the following…


Silver lining for Speen fete

Silver lining for Speen fete

A RECORD number of visitors took advantage of the fine Saturday afternoon weather at Speen Village Fete. More than a thousand people gathered on the Speen…


World Cup fever arrived early in Kingsclere

World Cup fever arrived early in Kingsclere

WORLD Cup fever began early in Kingsclere last Saturday, at a huge charity tournament, involving sides pulled together from local towns and villages. Held…


What's on today

What's on today

ST MICHAEL and All Angels Church fete takes place in Lambourn today (Sunday, June 15). The event will be held from 2.30pm in the church grounds and in…


Beenham bonfire blaze extinguished by firefighters

Beenham bonfire blaze extinguished by firefighters

READING firefighters were called to a bonfire which had spread to bushes this afternoon (Saturday). Crew manager Jim Clark of Blue Watch at Dee Road fire…


Fire services have busy night in thunderstorm

Fire services have busy night in thunderstorm

FIREFIGHTERS had a busy night (Fri/Sat) dealing with incidents including a Calcot roof fire and a car stranded in flash floods, due to a thunderstorm…


Emergency psychiatric unit to go ahead

Emergency psychiatric unit to go ahead

PLANS for a psychiatric intensive care unit for emergency assessments of patients at Thornford Park Hospital will go ahead, despite safety fears from…


No Fit State Circus among Newbury's entertainment today

No Fit State Circus among Newbury's entertainment today

CIRCUS performers in Newbury town centre, a garden show in West Woodhay , fete and deer safaris are among the line-up of entertainment today (Saturday).…


Sister turns Nightrider in memory of Jemma

Sister turns Nightrider in memory of Jemma

A NEWBURY mum-of-three has helped raise more than £4,000 for charity by taking part in a 100km bike ride through London in memory of her sister, who died…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. They work around the clock,…


World Cup boost to local economy

World Cup boost to local economy

BRAZIL may be a long way away but the World Cup could boost West Berkshire’s economy by an incredible £3m. That was the claim this week by Newbury accountants…


Housing plans for sports club land

Housing plans for sports club land

LAMBOURN Sports Club has applied for planning permission to “redevelop” three tennis courts to provide nine, two-bedroom houses. Consultants Christopher…


Rare Steiff teddy bear almost doubles estimate at Newbury auction

Rare Steiff teddy bear almost doubles estimate at Newbury auction

A RARE Steiff Titanic mourning bear greatly exceeded estimates when it went under the hammer at a Newbury auction yesterday (Thursday). After some fierce…


Lavish new look for Elcot Park

Lavish new look for Elcot Park

CIVIC dignitaries, including Hungerford mayor Dennis Benneyworth, attended a ceremony to unveil the new-look Mercure Newbury Elcot Park Hotel on Friday,…


Jack reverts to Catherine as historic pub re-opens

Jack reverts to Catherine as historic pub re-opens

IT’S not every day you get to see the mayor pulling a pint – but that is exactly what greeted punters as the former Jack of Newbury pub reverted back…


Bank clerks face retrial over £2m fraud

Bank clerks face retrial over £2m fraud

THREE bank clerks accused of using computer bugs in a £2mbank scam involving a Newbury branch are facing a retrial. Jurors failed to reach verdicts in…


Beyoncé’s helicopters did not breach planning laws, council confirms

Beyoncé’s helicopters did not breach planning laws, council confirms

THE OWNER of a Hampshire estate – where Beyoncé stayed during her European concert tours – has been cleared of breaching planning laws over the alleged…


Council urge residents to bike, bus or walk to avoid congestion

Council urge residents to bike, bus or walk to avoid congestion

TRAVEL advisors will visit Newbury homes and ask residents to consider ditching their cars in favour of cycling, walking, or using the bus, to combat…


Weeks of roadworks in Bagnor and Lower Way

Weeks of roadworks in Bagnor and Lower Way

THE minor road between Bagnor and Winterbourne is to be closed for up to three weeks starting on Monday. The closure is to enable the replacement of a…


AP's Regal challenge at Barbury

AP's Regal challenge at Barbury

CHAMPION jump jockey Tony McCoy will go head-to-head with former World Eventing Champion Zara Phillips when they contest the JCB Champions Challenge at…


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